nestjs nest 10.3.2 Header Content-Type unrestricted upload

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A vulnerability has been found in nestjs nest 10.3.2 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Type leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-29409. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in nestjs nest 10.3.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Type with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

File Upload vulnerability in nestjs nest v.10.3.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Content-Type header.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-29409 since 03/19/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/14/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• nestjs

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• nest

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• 10.3.2

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• Product: https://github.com/nestjs/nest/

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